Everything was fine until i installed the Boss Intake Manifold. After i installed it with the tune, it a developed check engine light saying it had a misfire in cylinder 6. I checked all coil packs, plugs, injectors, etc. i took the manifold back off, made sure everything was done right step by step. Put it all back together carefully, torqued it all and as soon as i started it up, the problem was back. The car tries to die at idle (runs extremely lean like 20 air/fuel). Idk what else it could be or that i could check.

I called BAMA and they are rewriting the tunes even though the guy didn't think the tune was the cause of the problem.

It is pretty likely to be tune related, wait for the new file and see what happens then

I tried to return the car to stock so that i could retune it. The ECU wont let me, it locked me out. Now the car wont even start. And the ECU isn't accepting any tunes. It keeps telling me to return to stock, but it wont let me. WTF. This is pissing me off. Am i seriously gonna have to take this **** to ford because of a tune issue? Did BAMA really cost me money with a bad tune? Now I'm gonna have to pay Ford like $200 to flash my ECU right? Ive done absolutely nothing but follow BAMAs directions step by step and now I'm stuck here with a car that wont start. FML

I tried to return the car to stock so that i could retune it. The ECU wont let me, it locked me out. Now the car wont even start. And the ECU isn't accepting any tunes. It keeps telling me to return to stock, but it wont let me. WTF. This is pissing me off. Am i seriously gonna have to take this **** to ford because of a tune issue? Did BAMA really cost me money with a bad tune? Now I'm gonna have to pay Ford like $200 to flash my ECU right? Ive done absolutely nothing but follow BAMAs directions step by step and now I'm stuck here with a car that wont start. FML

We have the same problem man, eventhough we dont have the same engine but we have the same code and when i went ahead and tried the street tune for the first time and all of a sudden my check engine light was on and it is running rich, i called bama and they said that i just need a new tune put in so they sent me a new but i didnt put it in cos i dont wanna missed it up again. When i cleared the code and put my car in stock and message came up that it was failed and i was holy .... Dont let this happen to me so i disconnect the port and tried it again good thing it worked, so now im running stock. I dont know but it seems like they have been slacking off lately. I have doubts in using the tune now.

I already let the car sit for a few hours with the battery disconnected, hoping it would reset the ECU, and nothing. So i left the car alone again with the battery hooked up, still wont accept tunes. Im ****ed.

And yeah I'm done with BAMA. This is bull****. Im out $200 at least for the reflash. Then i have no idea what the tow will cost, I'm not exactly close to any dealership. Im missing work tomorrow because of it also.

Im sending my Tuner back to BAMA to be unlocked and then going to another place for tunes. They have cost me way too much money as of now and i haven't even gotten it fixed yet. I can only hope I'm under $500 for everything and thats if I'm lucky. I cant even begin to say how pissed off i am right now.

I already let the car sit for a few hours with the battery disconnected, hoping it would reset the ECU, and nothing. So i left the car alone again with the battery hooked up, still wont accept tunes. Im ****ed.

And yeah I'm done with BAMA. This is bull****. Im out $200 at least for the reflash. Then i have no idea what the tow will cost, I'm not exactly close to any dealership. Im missing work tomorrow because of it also.

Im sending my Tuner back to BAMA to be unlocked and then going to another place for tunes. They have cost me way too much money as of now and i haven't even gotten it fixed yet. I can only hope I'm under $500 for everything and thats if I'm lucky. I cant even begin to say how pissed off i am right now.

And not to make you feel any better but they very well may void your warrenty as well.

I am assuming this is your daily driver? If not I would not be so quick to get it in to to dealership. But if it is that sucks...

Would replacing everything you have done ( putting the old stuff back on) and then calling ford and saying what the hell why won't my car start, type thing maybe get you by? I am sure that once they get it to the dealership they will reflash it... That's probably step one in the troubleshooting tree, and if you get away with that then starting over with what you have done, making sure to have plenty of time and Bama on the phone in case there are any issues... Just trying to help you out.... I hope it really wasn't the tune that caused you issues..

And not to make you feel any better but they very well may void your warrenty as well.

I am assuming this is your daily driver? If not I would not be so quick to get it in to to dealership. But if it is that sucks...

Would replacing everything you have done ( putting the old stuff back on) and then calling ford and saying what the hell why won't my car start, type thing maybe get you by? I am sure that once they get it to the dealership they will reflash it... That's probably step one in the troubleshooting tree, and if you get away with that then starting over with what you have done, making sure to have plenty of time and Bama on the phone in case there are any issues... Just trying to help you out.... I hope it really wasn't the tune that caused you issues..

All i know is that the car ran perfectly fine before the tune was downloaded. I took it to Cali (8 hours) and back with zero issue. As soon as the tune went on, suddenly i had a misfire on #6 and the car wouldn't idle. Now it wont run and I'm stranded with no car. I wont be going back to BAMA, there are a few reputable shops in my area, ill just have the car dyno tuned when its fixed, and put the new tunes on my hand held, then call it a day.

And not to make you feel any better but they very well may void your warrenty as well.

I am assuming this is your daily driver? If not I would not be so quick to get it in to to dealership. But if it is that sucks...

Would replacing everything you have done ( putting the old stuff back on) and then calling ford and saying what the hell why won't my car start, type thing maybe get you by? I am sure that once they get it to the dealership they will reflash it... That's probably step one in the troubleshooting tree, and if you get away with that then starting over with what you have done, making sure to have plenty of time and Bama on the phone in case there are any issues... Just trying to help you out.... I hope it really wasn't the tune that caused you issues..

Sorry man that sucks. Something similar happened to me once, I gave it a little time and retried and it went fine.

I know my dealer only charges $80 for a reflash. Also check with your insurance. I know that with my policy I pay about $.30 per month for road side assistance/towing. That may save you a little money.

Everything was fine until i installed the Boss Intake Manifold. After i installed it with the tune, it a developed check engine light saying it had a misfire in cylinder 6. I checked all coil packs, plugs, injectors, etc. i took the manifold back off, made sure everything was done right step by step. Put it all back together carefully, torqued it all and as soon as i started it up, the problem was back. The car tries to die at idle (runs extremely lean like 20 air/fuel). Idk what else it could be or that i could check.

I called BAMA and they are rewriting the tunes even though the guy didn't think the tune was the cause of the problem.

I'm really sorry to hear about this issue. I completely understand how frustrating this be and we'll get you squared away!

We've seen this before, the Anti Theft system is what's locking you out. If something goes wrong with the device, during the download it can cause this! We have a really good tune for your Mods, I run this exact file on my 2011 GT. Boss Manifold, TB, Intake and Headers, it runs great and didn't need any revisions! This leads me to believe that something else could be playing a factor.

We send out thousands of tunes and build them all from the ground up for your PCM code and your mods. They're not just "canned" tunes, they're built custom by our team, so every once in a while it's possible we mess one up, we're only human. However, We'll definitely get it straightened out for you though if this is the case! Please shoot me a PM with your order number and I'll get you in direct contact with one of our best tuning specialist.

If the device is causing your car not to start and it does need to be brought to ford to be factory re-flashed, we will cover that charge of $80 for you. Again, I'm really sorry about the inconvenience and please let me know if I can be of any further assistance!

I'm really sorry to hear about this issue. I completely understand how frustrating this be and we'll get you squared away!

We've seen this before, the Anti Theft system is what's locking you out. If something goes wrong with the device, during the download it can cause this! We have a really good tune for your Mods, I run this exact file on my 2011 GT. Boss Manifold, TB, Intake and Headers, it runs great and didn't need any revisions! This leads me to believe that something else could be playing a factor.

We send out thousands of tunes and build them all from the ground up for your PCM code and your mods. They're not just "canned" tunes, they're built custom by our team, so every once in a while it's possible we mess one up, we're only human. However, We'll definitely get it straightened out for you though if this is the case! Please shoot me a PM with your order number and I'll get you in direct contact with one of our best tuning specialist.

If the device is causing your car not to start and it does need to be brought to ford to be factory re-flashed, we will cover that charge of $80 for you. Again, I'm really sorry about the inconvenience and please let me know if I can be of any further assistance!

-Dan

I wish every guy i spoke to was as concerned as you are about the car. Thank you Dan. Ill PM you in just a few minutes.
Thanks again.

Sorry man that sucks. Something similar happened to me once, I gave it a little time and retried and it went fine.

I know my dealer only charges $80 for a reflash. Also check with your insurance. I know that with my policy I pay about $.30 per month for road side assistance/towing. That may save you a little money.

Good luck with everything and keep us updated

Yeah Im hoping mines $80 but they just picked the car up. Guess ill have to wait and see what happens. Ill update the thread when this nightmare is over.

Sorry to hear. I had the same issue. In case I missed it what tuner do you have? The Diablo sport intune locked me out of my pcm and failed to return car to stock. Diablo sport wanted me to install my pcm and send it to them. They admitted it was a faulty tuner and not the Bama tune. I am overseas so it wasn't an option for me. I took it to ford and they tried to re flash it several times but it wouldn't take. I ended up waiting 18 days without my car for a new pcm to be shipped here and installed. Hopefully your situation won't be as bad.

But anyways, i just spoke with the Tech working on my car. He said that my ECM wont take the factory tune, that when i installed the BAMA tune, it wiped my ECM and left it blank. I might have to buy a new ECM. He quoted me at $850 if thats the case. So I'm out about $1k if i have to buy a new ECM, he said that they are gonna test it some more and call me to let me know the results. Looks like Im gonna have to buy a new ECM at this point. So much for being under $500...

But anyways, i just spoke with the Tech working on my car. He said that my ECM wont take the factory tune, that when i installed the BAMA tune, it wiped my ECM and left it blank. I might have to buy a new ECM. He quoted me at $850 if thats the case. So I'm out about $1k if i have to buy a new ECM, he said that they are gonna test it some more and call me to let me know the results. Looks like Im gonna have to buy a new ECM at this point. So much for being under $500...

Pissed wouldn't be the word for it. Someone else would be footing the bill even if I had to go to court.

Pissed wouldn't be the word for it. Someone else would be footing the bill even if I had to go to court.

Tell me about it. Im just thankful that the tune issue didn't occur far from home. Between the towing, ECM, new tune, plus having to send the tuner back to BAMA to be unlocked for my possible new ECM. Im out about $1k plus the 2 weeks or whatever it takes to send the tuner and get it back. So basically $1k and no car for like 2 weeks, maybe more. Sucks because this was my DD and i have no other way to work

Yea same here.as much as I want tune my baby up I can't afford something like this to happen.i know there's thousands who don't have any issues but stuff like this makes me weary.good luck with everything man

The ECU is good! It finally took the factory tune from Ford. But my tuner is still ****ed up and wont tune my car, so i have to drive it with a Boss manifold and Steeda 101m intake, its running incredibly lean (20/1 air/fuel), barely runs at all, check engine light came on, now i have a random misfire (assuming its from the intake and boss manifold not being tuned yet?) and i cant tune it because the SCT from BAMA is what started this originally. Could that random misfire be from the manifold and intake not being tuned?

Having my car picked up tonight and having it dyno-tuned by a known shop in town tomorrow. I guess ill just send my Tuner to BAMA and have it unlocked, but theres no way in hell Im paying $150 for that to be done when they are the reason this happened. They shouldn't try and charge me right?

The ECU is good! It finally took the factory tune from Ford. But my tuner is still ****ed up and wont tune my car, so i have to drive it with a Boss manifold and Steeda 101m intake, its running incredibly lean (20/1 air/fuel), barely runs at all, check engine light came on, now i have a random misfire (assuming its from the intake and boss manifold not being tuned yet?) and i cant tune it because the SCT from BAMA is what started this originally. Could that random misfire be from the manifold and intake not being tuned?

Having my car picked up tonight and having it dyno-tuned by a known shop in town tomorrow. I guess ill just send my Tuner to BAMA and have it unlocked, but theres no way in hell Im paying $150 for that to be done when they are the reason this happened. They shouldn't try and charge me right?

Glad you are getting it figured out, I am sure American muscle will take care of you, just have to talk to them, I would email Dan, he is a stand up guy.

Did the dealership say anything about voiding your warrenty? Were they cool with it? I wouldn't drive the stang until you get the issue resolved, hopefully the Dyno tune will be what you need.

I would be going back to the BAMA folks and put it in there lap, they said hey could tune it, This is not there first rodeo. I would let them know there reputation is on the line that if they cannot fix you up your going to get on the forums and spill it out.

I would think this is a simple problem if you are infact a true tuner.

I would be going back to the BAMA folks and put it in there lap, they said hey could tune it, This is not there first rodeo. I would let them know there reputation is on the line that if they cannot fix you up your going to get on the forums and spill it out.

I would think this is a simple problem if you are infact a true tuner.

Sorry to hear about your car. Not sure if this an option for you on the warranty but I got my car financed thru a credit union and the offered an extended 100,000 mile warranty that covered everything on the car, didn't care if there were mods on the car. Just something you might want to check out. I have the Boss IM and FR 90mm TB with the SCT Liverwire tuner coming, I did notice that when ordering the TB it said that it would require a dyno tune and suggested the livewire tuner. I made sure to put in the comments for Bama that I was installing the Boss and FR 90 TB, I also called them to make sure that this wouldn't be a problem. I guess I'll wait until my vacation next month to do the install. Good Luck with your car,

Sorry to hear about your car. Not sure if this an option for you on the warranty but I got my car financed thru a credit union and the offered an extended 100,000 mile warranty that covered everything on the car, didn't care if there were mods on the car. Just something you might want to check out. I have the Boss IM and FR 90mm TB with the SCT Liverwire tuner coming, I did notice that when ordering the TB it said that it would require a dyno tune and suggested the livewire tuner. I made sure to put in the comments for Bama that I was installing the Boss and FR 90 TB, I also called them to make sure that this wouldn't be a problem. I guess I'll wait until my vacation next month to do the install. Good Luck with your car,